RANCHO SANTA FE: Home damaged in fire

Rancho Santa Fe firefighters along with firefighters from five
other departments battled a non-injury attic fire that caused
nearly half-a-million dollars in damage to a house, a fire official
said today.

The call about the fire on the 17000 block of Calle Corte was
made at 8:46 p.m. Sunday, said Julie Taber, spokeswoman for the
Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District.

"When they arrived at the scene, firefighters noticed smoke
coming from the eaves," Taber said. "Upon further inspection they
found a working attic fire."

It took about 40 minutes to put out the flames and just under
two hours to ensure the fire was completely under control, she
said. No one was injured.

Rancho Santa Fe firefighters were assisted by firefighters from
Carlsbad, Encinitas, San Diego, Solana Beach and Vista, Taber
said

The residents, who were home when the blaze broke out, had been
enjoying a fire in the fireplace all day, Taber said. They noticed
smoke coming from the attic area near the fireplace and tried to
extinguish it themselves. Eventually, they realized it was too
large for them to handle and called 9-1-1, she said.